nigel benn on roy jones

[Spicoli]

Good stuff.Was that after the Nardiello kissing beat down lol.From everything I remember and have seen (Stateside mind you),Benn was always yearning for a go and calling Jones out.And no not for the money,though it helped.....but much more to take the #1 spot from the one he considered the best.Roy was all about making the money then,and HBO said "ok".The politics/promotions got in the way.That fight was soooooo there to be made.Shame it never happened,I might be alone but I think Benn had more than chance.Love that dude,always wore it on his sleeve and had such vigor & spirit.

[Taeth]

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

[Drago]

i remember that interview, benn was awesome. that would of been a real fight & he & eubank had a good chance of a victory against RJJ in my book!

[HattonTheHammer]

benn would of been tailor made for RJJ if you ask me and would of walked on to far too many quick right hands for me to even consider him having a chance.

But still great to here from nige who is to this day considered an all time great in britain, not surprised to here how humble he is about another fighter either. Even amongst the likes of chris eubank and don king nigel never went down the route of selling himself to be anything other than a london boy fighting his way up!!

[BIG H]

Agree with Taeth. Benn was my favourite fighter, but Jones would've absolutely ruined him!!

[Fenster]

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

[BIG H]

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

Lol - me thinks not

[Majesty]

I used to think Roy would have slaughtered Benn on the bridle... these days I can confidently predict that Benn would have sparked him. Fact.

I hope you aren't thinking of the Roy Jones against Tarver and Johnson and Calzaghe as the Roy that would have fought Benn prime 4 prime

[Violent Demise]

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

Yes he would of. Richard Hall stlye

[Hulk]

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

Yes he would of. Richard Hall stlye

Richard Hall was a Nigel Benn clone complete with the "Destroyer" nickname and dread lock hair do.

Benn was surly faster and more skilled than Hall. But Hall had every bit the heard of Benn, and I see Benn goin for broke and getting stopped earlier than Hall did. Hall just took an incredible beating for 11 rounds.

Most dominant performance of Roy's career was the Hall fight.

[Spicoli]

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

Yes he would of. Richard Hall stlye

Richard Hall was a Nigel Benn clone complete with the "Destroyer" nickname and dread lock hair do.

Benn was surly faster and more skilled than Hall. But Hall had every bit the heard of Benn, and I see Benn goin for broke and getting stopped earlier than Hall did. Hall just took an incredible beating for 11 rounds.

Most dominant performance of Roy's career was the Hall fight.

Not seeing the transition really...hairstyle and nickname aside,Up to then Halls biggest win was over punch prone Gary Ballard and he had been knocked out by former tough-guy contetant and zero defense Rocky Gannon as well.Benn was on a world class level and proven against extreme adversity,Hall may have taken a helluva beating but Benn brought much,much more in the way of an offensive threat to Jones.

[Hulk]

Yes he would of. Richard Hall stlye

Richard Hall was a Nigel Benn clone complete with the "Destroyer" nickname and dread lock hair do.

Benn was surly faster and more skilled than Hall. But Hall had every bit the heard of Benn, and I see Benn goin for broke and getting stopped earlier than Hall did. Hall just took an incredible beating for 11 rounds.

Most dominant performance of Roy's career was the Hall fight.

Not seeing the transition really...hairstyle and nickname aside,Up to then Halls biggest win was over punch prone Gary Ballard and he had been knocked out by former tough-guy contetant and zero defense Rocky Gannon as well.Benn was on a world class level and proven against extreme adversity,Hall may have taken a helluva beating but Benn brought much,much more in the way of an offensive threat to Jones.

I said Benn was much more skilled and faster. I have his career set, I like the guy a lot.

BUT Hall had real power, and a lot of knock outs. He also challenged for the world title a couple times in his career. As well as having a great come from behind win over the late Julian Letterlough.

He was naturally bigger and a fair bit taller than Benn as well, seeing as he fought at 175 and Nigel fought between 160-168 his whole career.

Both were aggressive power punchers with less than great defense. Although Benn had better head movement no doubt.

Benn would come at Roy Jones in a similiar fashion that Hall did.

[Master]

By the time Benn fought Eubanks the 2nd time he had grown at the weight and was at his best because he was relaxed and had good head movement. Eubanks could not handle this version of Benn and Jones would have had trouble, remember what he did to McClellan. After that fight he was finished, that took everything out of him.

[dee_z_r]

I like Benn, but Jones would have destroyed him.

nah u dunn nooo
benn mite of pulled offf won of his mad knockouts after bein down on points

[El Kabong]

As much as I would have LOVED to have seen RJJ take on: Benn/Eubank/Collins....he would have flattened every last one of them. Roy was quicker than everyone else, he was more powerful than everyone else, and he did everything better than anyone else IN HIS ERA of course. Did he not take very many risks? Sure he COULD have flown overseas but why risk it when you see what he got by playing it safe? Yes it gyps the fans out of fights but RJJ created an aura about his skills and ability and it's bigger than any of those guys you mentioned

Now in hindsight I really wish Bernard Hopkins and James Toney fought Benn/Eubank/Collins. Those would be more even and I think the Toney-Benn styles really mesh well the same with Hopkins and Collins....although Bernard's style doesn't really mesh with anybody's.